Saucer
Object NameSaucer
Datec. 1740
OriginChina
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions7/8 in. (2.2 cm) diameter
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Ceramics
Credit LineGift of Ann and Henry Brunnier. In the Ann and Henry Brunnier Collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number2.2.86
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureChinese
Label TextDuring the reign of K'ang Hsi (1662-1722), European subjects were only periodically copied, but from about the mid-eighteenth century onward, Chinese porcelain painters copied prints, drawings, and paintings sent to Canton. The imagery on this plate is based on a European print of two lovers below a flying cupid. Scenes were frequently borrowed from the prints of Watteau and Boucher for the decoration of both Chinese export porcelain and European porcelains.
PeriodQing Dynasty
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Main Storage
Object Name: Cup, lid and saucer
Samson, Edme et Cie
19th century
Object number: 2.7.14abc
